Just for fun - worst training advise you ever got

Refer back to my earlier post about this particular trainer's way of dealing with refusals. I witnessed her flogging a young client's horse for a solid minute because it stopped hard at a fence and the trainer fell off. The horse ended up with huge welts on its flanks as a result. IMO that is not how a person using their rational brain deals with a training issue.

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Yes that's what prompted my comment...how does anyone like these trainers stay in business??!?!

There is a certain segment of the market that is like 'who cares if she can make my horse win?'

Yes that's what prompted my comment...how does anyone like these trainers stay in business??!?!

There is a certain segment of the market that is like 'who cares if she can make my horse win?'

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A couple of the students had that mindset, but... a lot of them were young adults in awe of a trainer whose skills were far above their own. They were intimidated, and their parents were even less experienced when it came to horses so they didn't feel qualified to give their opinion. The trainer was also very good at justifying her actions afterwards. "I know what I did might seem harsh, but it's better for the horse in the long run. Trust me, I've trained horses to grand prix. You have to get on top of this behaviour if you want to progress. You do want to progress don't you?" Then she'd go back to being normal and you'd wonder if you imagined the whole thing until she lost it again a month or so later.

A couple of the students had that mindset, but... a lot of them were young adults in awe of a trainer whose skills were far above their own. They were intimidated, and their parents were even less experienced when it came to horses so they didn't feel qualified to give their opinion. The trainer was also very good at justifying her actions afterwards. "I know what I did might seem harsh, but it's better for the horse in the long run. Trust me, I've trained horses to grand prix. You have to get on top of this behaviour if you want to progress. You do want to progress don't you?" Then she'd go back to being normal and you'd wonder if you imagined the whole thing until she lost it again a month or so later.

When I had my first horse (a darling little mare who could do no wrong in my opinion) and was still dumb myself, I had the issue of her bloating/blowing out when girthing up. The other boarder and "trainer" came over and said, "this is all you need to do," before repeatedly kneeing my poor pony in the gut and yanking up on the billets

My mare now is also a great bloater. I think they'd get kicked in the head if anyone tried that "trick" on her.... and you know what's an easier trick to tighten the girth up to ideal snugness? You walk. Not KNEEEEE.... WALKKKKKK